We've been expecting a new batch of Intel-powered chromebooks
since May, and the first one is here: meet the Acer C720, the first to pack a full-on Core i3 processor in addition to up to 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Pretty muscular for a browser-based device.

With that 1.7GHz processor and double the internal storage of most other chromebooks, Acer's newest seems to move toward some laptop-like capabilities—though it retains the somewhat unimpressive 11.6-inch, 1366 x 768 display of Acer's previous chromebooks.